TEACHING ARTIST
No matter your age, you're never too old to play.
I facilitate a safe, equitable and stimulating environment to foster inquisitive and brave creative practices.
I love exploring the relationships between multiple disciplines. I have taught classes in drama, improv, yoga, circus arts, gymnastics and music.
Bubbles Academy
Parent/Child Educator
I teach a variety of arts-integrated parent/child classes and CPS enrichment for children age 0-4 to promote healthy sensory, motor and emotional development. These classes are meant to strengthen the bond between a child and their primary caregiver, while teaching the adults how to gently facilitate their child's development, curiosity, ingenuity and autonomy.
Aloft Circus Arts
Circus Arts Instructor
I lead beginning and advanced beginning trapeze classes for adults, with an emphasis on body awareness. mobility and anatomy. I also teach general circus arts and mixed aerial to kids 4-6 and 7- 12, incorporating vestibular and proprioceptive exercises to help their gross motor development and body awareness, as well as employing social emotional learning techniques to build positive relationships and emotional well-being.
Teaching Resume
EXPRESSIVE ARTS
I am currently completing an Expressive Arts Facilitation training program through The Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute in pursuit of a ‘REACE’ accreditation (Registered Expressive Arts Consultant/Educator)with the
My artistic journey is inspired by arts activist Marty Pottenger and how they utilize different modalities, including theatre, to strengthen community dialogue around challenging issues.
I will apply my REACE accreditation and trainings to my theatrical work; continuing to create my own devised works, and facilitating intermodal expressive arts practices in the Chicago community as a form of conflict transformation and community peace-building.
The Great Umbrella
Expressive arts
incorporates visual art, dance and movement, music, drama, and other creative expressions in a supportive environment to foster healing, realization, and growth.
In expressive arts we emphasize meaning having to do with the senses. It awakens us, enlivens, disturbs, confronts and inspires us. Come as you are, whoever you are, you are welcome here.
I look forward to holding more sessions in Chicago soon!
Aloft has hired me as an Expressive Arts facilitator for their Professional Training Program students. I have facilitated visual art, movement and writing with them addressing the “Inner Critic” and how it impedes the creative process in act creation.